ECON 1000 Lecture : abnormal psychololgy brain disorders aquired ecture notes.docx

• School: York University
• Department: Economics
• Course: ECON 1000
• Professor: Ardeshir Noordeh

Document Summary

Abnormal psychology- (acquired) brain damage 6 q"s from todays lec on exam !! Acquired brain diseases- something you can acquire later on in development. Dyslexia: angular gyrus, right hemisphere- difficulty reading and spelling, used to think these people were retarded, left them ostracized from society, lots of talents though , have normal iq. _ usually genetic thought to be on chromosome 13, is comorbid with adhd (most common type of psychiatric illness in children, and it cannot be seen in mri. Even jittery movements in an infant/ facial expressions can possibly show you if a child has autism, )- no verbal skills, sterotyped hand movements: yacaboni"s mirror neurons - allow to recognize and interact with others even monkeys have mirror neruons, used to teach empathy and reciprocity, using social signals, 15 years ago scientists in italy discovered mirror neurons, this may be reason we can tell what others are going through.